单词 | auteur theory |
释义 | > as lemmasauteur theory auteur theory n. [after French la politique des auteurs (F. Truffaut Cahiers du Cinéma (1954) Jan. 26)] a critical theory or approach based on a belief that a filmmaker may be considered as the creator of a body of art, with individual styles, themes, and techniques identifiable throughout his or her work. ΚΠ 1962 [see sense A. 1]. 1976 J. D. Andrew Major Film Theories Introd. 4 Auteur theory..relies on certain theoretical principles, but they are directed not so much at systematic understanding of a general phenomenon as at the evaluation of particular examples of that phenomenon. 1996 Independent 20 Dec. i. 16/7 For virtually four decades now, the principal methodology of film criticism has been the Auteur Theory, which postulates the director as the true and, indeed, sole author of a film. < as lemmas |
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